After Phantylia unleashed her ultimate move,, the entire team's HP dropped below half.
At the same time, Phantylia entered her second phase.
Her original gold-and-green hues shifted to a deep violet and indigo.
With a lazy flick of her wrist, she sneered:
"All things in the cosmos shall end in [Destruction]—even [Abundance] and [The Hunt] are no exception."
"General of the Luofu… do you truly believe your meager strength can change fate?"
Jing Yuan's voice was steady. "Dan Heng… it's your turn now."
From behind—
A colossal water dragon, carrying a mountainous tidal wave, coiled into the battlefield.
"Do you really think you've already won, Phantylia?" Dan Heng's icy voice cut through the air.
On the right side of the screen—
A familiar QTE prompt appeared.
Last time, it was [Creation Engine].
This time—Dan Heng's turn.
[Activate: "Cloud-Piercer's Roar" – Strike Phantylia!]
The moment the prompt was triggered—
Dan Heng hurled the Cloud-Piercer forward, and the water dragon surged in its trajectory.
A tsunami of destruction filled the entire screen!
Dragon after dragon, an unstoppable deluge!
In a single strike—
Phantylia's twin [Annihilation Lotuses] were shattered.
She herself was left in a [Staggered] state, one hand clutching her forehead as if dazed.
Yet, even now, she couldn't resist mocking them.
"Oh? The [Permanence]'s dragon heir?"
"Have you finally come to fulfill your duty of sealing the Ambrosial Arbor?"
...
Watching this, the livestream chat exploded.
"WHAT KIND OF GODLY BATTLE IS THIS?!"
"DAN HENG JUST WENT SUPER SAIYAN?!"
"IS THIS HIS ULTIMATE?!"
"If his in-game ultimate isn't THIS cool, I'm not pulling!"
"NGL, purple Phantylia kinda hits different—like she's on another level of terrifying."
...
Meanwhile, Guinaifen was laser-focused on the fight.
Despite Phantylia's high damage and AoE attacks, with proper strategy and using support characters wisely—
She successfully depleted Phantylia's second health bar!
Jing Yuan took the opportunity to taunt:
"Phantylia, though you see us as mere insects…"
"To struggle this hard against bugs—you must be the first among the Antimatter Legion's Emanators."
Phantylia's hand slammed into the ground.
The area around her ignited, flames licking the air like a raging inferno.
"Does the General wish to meet my peers? A shame… you won't live long enough."
Her form shifted again—
Now clad in black and gold, she rose to her full height, towering over them like a vengeful deity.
Guinaifen's breath hitched.
"SHE'S STANDING UP?!"
"SHE'S GOING ALL OUT!"
Facing an Emanator wielding both Destruction and Abundance—
Every cell in her body was screaming with adrenaline.
The BGM swelled, reaching its climax.
"Enough of these stale tricks!" Jing Yuan's energy fully recharged.
With a thunderous roar—
The battle reached its pinnacle.
Phantylia, now in her third phase, was relentless.
But Guinaifen fought like a woman possessed.
Every move, every counter—flawless.
Finally—
Phantylia's HP dropped to 1%.
Guinaifen exhaled, only now realizing she was drenched in sweat.
Yet, even at death's door—
Phantylia remained smug.
"How amusing… the death throes of insects."
Guinaifen groaned.
"Is she for real?! Is she actually invincible or just coping?!"
"SHE'S JUST COPING!"
---
Meanwhile, at the Root of the Ambrosial Arbor…
Silver Wolf watched the livestream, unimpressed.
"This fight ended way too fast."
Phantylia's true form—a flickering golden flame—hovered weakly, like a dying ember.
After a long silence, she finally spoke.
"Ganging up on a poor, defenseless [little girl]…"
"How brave."
"But don't think your numbers mean anything."
"The Antimatter Legion will reduce you all to ashes."
She tried to flee—
But Silver Wolf wasn't having it.
"Done with the villain monologue?"
"A boss that doesn't drop loot isn't a real boss."
"I didn't say you could leave."
With a snap of her fingers—
Countless neon cubes materialized, forming a prison around Phantylia.
They compressed, shrinking until they became a palm-sized cube—like a twisted Rubik's Cube.
March 7th gasped.
"She just… captured an Emanator of Destruction?!"
"Stellaron Hunters are insane!"
"I'm never pissing her off."
Kafka nodded approvingly.
Silver Wolf smirked, tossing the cube in her hand like a toy.
"Well, General? Care to take this… [gift]?"
Jing Yuan's gaze darkened.
This was a problem.
Phantylia was immortal—a flame that could never truly be extinguished.
But after a brief pause, he smiled.
"The Xianzhou already imprisons [Lord Ravager]."
"What's one more?"
"But mark my words—"
"The Legion's reckoning will come."
He took the cube, sealing Phantylia's fate.
---
Back in the game…
The battle raged on.
In the canon timeline, the fight was far more brutal.
Jing Yuan watched as his in-game self was lifted into the air, Phantylia's claws around his throat.
"Let the power of Destruction remake you—"
"Into pawns of Lord Nanook!"
Jing Yuan's eyes narrowed.
"So… this is how it was supposed to go?"
"I was… nearly killed?"
And yet—
Somehow, they had won.
Phantylia had been captured.
But at what cost?
To be continued…
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